So, How far did you walk?

So, how far did you walk?

You​​ may​​ ask how far I walked​​ 

and I will say

​​ it was to the edge of tomorrow

out the backdoor of yesterday

to where the​​ coyote howled in the evening light

birds that I could not name cooed in their nests

I walked past ancient beasts​​ 

far bigger and more powerful

than me​​ but​​ allowing my passage​​ 

as long as I gave more respect than attention

I walked to where the moon

could shine so bright

that I became a moon shadow;

a specter​​ brushing ever

so lightly over the ground

I walked​​ on and on into the darkness

to where the silence​​ 

was deafening and roared in my ears

drowning out noisy chatter

of past and future

leaving only my shuffling​​ footsteps

on the consecrated ground

I walked to where the milky way

opennnnned up across the dark canopy of stars;

and on and on​​ 

to where the grasses grow deep into the soil

to where few have trod

more beating heart

than modern mind,

I walked to where I became

small;